Scot Coogan is a charismatic front man with a commanding presence. Whether he is singing center stage or from a riser behind his drum kit, CooganÂ’s performances are always as exciting to watch as they are listen to. Regarded in the industry as an exceptionally talented vocalist, drummer and percussionist, Scot is also proficient on bass, guitar and piano. An all-around performer, with a great ear, perfect pitch and captivating blue eyes.

Scot grew up in Chicago and began performing at age 5. Always a lead member of his high school marching band, it was no surprise when after graduation at age 18, he was offered the prestigious position as featured soloist on drum kit with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Jazz Ensemble and toured Europe for two months. Scot relocated to Los Angeles to continue his education at MusicianÂ’s Institute of Technology in Hollywood, CA, graduating top of his class, with honors and receiving the coveted TAMA Rock Stylist of the Year Award.

Shortly thereafter, Coogan was signed to his first record deal with the band VioletÂ’s Demise on Atlantic. Proving his versatility, Scot was hired as drummer and backing vocalist for the Top 10 R&B band, All For One, landed a grunge gig with POL, toured the states with Vanilla Ice and went to Ozfest with metal maven Otep. Known for his accomplished drumming, spot on vocals and exciting live performance skills, Scot was signed to several more record deals, featured in magazines, on radio and TV with various rock and pop acts including Ednaswap, Pete Yorn, Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big) and Sinead OÂ’Connor, touring the world, traveling to Europe, Asia and Japan.

Between tours and sessions, Coogan continued to bolster his prominence in the LA music scene with his popular residency show, 6 Foot Nurse. Scot mesmerized audiences, performing as lead vocalist and drummer, replicating Robert PlantÂ’s voice and John BonhamÂ’s drumming style, concurrently and note for note, ending each show with array of classic and obscure Beatles and John Lennon tunes, an homage to his musical influences. The showÂ’s popularity led to performances in New York and Las Vegas, along with other opportunities for Coogan.

After catching a 6 Foot Nurse performance in 2003, Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) and Tracii Guns (LA Guns) hired Scot as drummer and vocalist for their heavy metal super group, Brides of Destruction, a critically acclaimed band that went on to record two albums and tour the world through 2006. Coogan served as writer and vocalist on the BrideÂ’s hit, LIFE, a song which had an emotional impact on listeners around the world. To this day, fans are still inspired by ScotÂ’s heartfelt lyrics of hope and are moved by his melodic and powerful vocal performance.

In 2007, Coogan was recruited by original KISS guitarist ACE Frehley to be his bandÂ’s new lead singer and drummer. Scot performed on AceÂ’s comeback 2008 Rocket Ride World Tour, 2009-2010 Anomoly World Tour and 2011 No Regrets US Tour. Scot is featured on Ace's 2009 release, Anomaly and 2010 DVD, Behind the Player.

At the end of 2009, during a break in in the Ace Frehley tour schedule, Coogan took over front man duties in the
New York based band January Jane, a position that once featured American Idol contestant, Broadway performer, Constantine Maroulis.

From 2008 through 2012, Scot continued to perform, write, record, produce and tour with Lynch Mob, featuring George Lynch (Dokken). In the summer of 2012, Coogan was handpicked by Lita Ford (The Runaways) to be her drummer and backing vocalist on the extensive arena tour, Rock of Ages, which also featured Def Leppard, Poison and coincided with the release of the motion picture, Rock of Ages.

Besides headlining some of the world's biggest events like Sweden Rock Fest, UK's Download Festival and here in the USA at M3 and Rocklahoma, Scot has been featured on over 45 albums, including Multi-Platinum Spiderman soundtrack and recently as guest vocalist on Bret Michaels’ (Poison) 2013 release “Jammin’ with Friends”.

Coogan has numerous television appearances under his belt including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "The Late Late Show" and "Good Morning America". With many tour stories to tell, Scot is a press and radio interview favorite, entertaining both hosts and listeners with his ability to imitate the voices of those in his stories. This unusual talent has also served him well on the stages of Las Vegas, where Scot engages audiences by performing in the vocal stylingÂ’s of over a dozen popular lead singers.

Scot currently resides in Las Vegas, NV where he is a performer at Blue Man Group, Rock Star Counselor at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp and sings our National Anthem at local sporting events. On September 16th, 2014, ScotÂ’s latest project, Red Zone Rider, which also features guitar hero Vinnie Moore and bassist/vocalist Kelly Keeling, will release their debut self-titled album and plan to tour in 2015. Coogan has recently announced that he will be performing live once again with legendary Ace Frehley.

Scot Endorses: CRUSH Drums, Zildjian, Vic Firth, Remo, Kelly Shu Mic Mounts, Rockwood Saloon Clothing, Buzz Saw Jewelry

Drummer Scot Coogan plays in sleazy 80's metal act Brides of Destruction featuring Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe fame and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns. The band is punk in attitude but metal in sound. If you like the bands from which these last named guys originate, chances are you’ll love the Brides.



Born in Chicago IL, it's safe to say that Scot Coogan probably has the most diversified background of any of the Brides!



Scot Coogan started playing drums at the age of 8, and quickly began picking up skills from various music schools from elementary school to musician institutes throughout his childhood. At age 19 Scot made the big leap towards stardom and moved out to Los Angeles with his first band, Black Elvis. However, as is the case with most first bands, and young ones at that, Black Elvis was not to be and quickly disbanded after being faced with the harsh reality of the Los Angeles music scene.



However, what was noticed about Black Elvis was Scot's ability to play. Scot was soon enlisted by Oni Logan and Ronen Robertson (of Dio fame) to join a band called Violets Demise that was signed to Atlantic Records. Scot recorded their debut album with producer Dave Jurden, but that record, sadly, never saw the light of day. Violets Demise were dropped from Atlantic before the album was ever released, thereby ending the career of that particular line up and project for Scot. Just when he tought he’d made it in LA, we was back to square one again….



At age 20, after spending only one year in LA, Scot moved out to Austin, Texas to join a band called Black Pearl. Black Pearl lived and brethed the music scene of Austin, playing gigs almost every night and sleeping all day, however this too never quite seemed to progress to the next level career-wise. So, when Scot got his next call, to join the band Parade of Losers on Giant records, he took them up on the offer and moved forward on recording their album. Again, Scot had recorded an album with a band on a label and had hopes that this time the record would see the light of day and be released. Fortunately, the record WAS released in 1995, but unfortunately, the bands prior instability caused them to break up soon thereafter! Once again, he was forced to move onto something else, however, his playing ability and recognition within the music community continued to grow…..



Then, the unthinkable happened. At the request of his Dad, Scot decided to audition for a very popular band at the time that was ready to embark upon a world tour. He got the gig, beating out scores of drummers. That band…was popular boy band All 4 One! An unlikely band for him to be in for sure, but this was an opportunity to tour the world and perform in front of millions of people (not to mention paid extremely well) so he signed on as the touring drummer for the band and toured on and off with them for a year.



Following that tour, the demand for Scot grew even more and he joined such bands as Ednaswap (played on the Wonderland Park album), which became Annetenna (Columbia Records), Sinead O’Connor, Pete Yorn, Vanilla Ice (the post ice-ice baby stuff), Otep and many others. You name the style, Scot can play it, and is in demand for it as well. A true working musician.



It was while playing in a cover band in LA for fun, 6 foot nurse, that Tracii Guns happened to see him play at the request of a mutual friend. Tracii instantly saw the ability in Scot and asked him to come on down to the studio to meet the rest of the band. Having just lost Kris Kohls, the original drummer in the Brides to his primary band Adema, the Brides were in search of a new drummer. Scot came by the studio, played on a few of the songs and was asked on the spot to join the band...



In February 2006 Scott Coogan joined former Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy and bassist Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot) for Pearcy's "Metal In America" tour with Bang Tango and Pretty Boy Floyd.



In 2012, Coogan took a break after 6 years from his drummer/lead vocalist duties with Frehley to focus on other projects. After touring with Lynch Mob and recording the critically acclaimed Sound Mountain Sessions, Coogan was recruited to drum for Lita Ford on the 2012 Rock of Ages tour with Def Leppard and Poison.



Coogan relocated to Las Vegas in January 2013, after being offered a position as Music Director and Rock Star Counselor at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. Scot instructed Rock Star for a Day sessions, Corporate Events and Fantasy Camps, most notably last November's Modern Drummer sponsored Camp.



After an introduction in 2013 at Count’s Vamp’d, renowned Blue Man Group drummer Jeff Tortora gave Coogan the rare opportunity to drum for his avant-garde band, Tinnitus! After this performance, Scot Coogan was recommended for an audition with Blue Man Group. As fate would have it, he landed this coveted gig and by July 2014, Coogan began performing at Blue Man Group Las Vegas, inside the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.



Scot is securing a Las Vegas residency for his successful Led Zeppelin cover band, 6 Foot Nurse, in which he sings like Robert Plant and drums like John Bonham, concurrently.